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Friday, October 26, 2007

CHILLY MORNING!!




We woke up yesterday morning and our house was FREEZing!!! I made Trey put on his silly slippers that his Grandmother Hudson made for him and I put a warm hat on Tyler. The boys thought they were so funny running around the house like that.



Since my little Tyler man won't keep socks on and he has outgrown all of his footie jammies, we ventured off to the mall to get him some warm jammies. He was very patient with his mommy since we made more than just one stop.
After shopping, we stopped at Boston Market for lunch. He had an exciting lunch because he DRANK FROM A STRAW for the first time! I had forgotten to bring a sippy cup, so I asked for a kids' cup with water. I was getting water into the straw and dripping it into his mouth. He started sucking, so I decided to see if he would suck from the cup and he did it! (Tim and I have been trying to get him to do this for months.) I was so excited. I was clapping and cheering for him. Everyone in the restaurant was looking at me like I was crazy. Too fun!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Brotherly Love

Many of you remember that I was a bit "concerned" when we found out that baby #3 was to be a boy. After all, I had spent EIGHT years with a sweet, calm, loving, and quiet (I know, it's hard for me to remember Lindsey as quiet too) little girl. We all know how much I adore Trey, but the thought of all that "boy energy" that he brings into my home being doubled was a frightening thought. Frankly, there sometimes is more energy and wildness than I can handle, but there are also moments like these ...
Trey and Tyler ADORE each other. Today, we were at the park and Trey was in a little tunnel shaped like a turtle with two other kiddos. Tyler waddled up and climbed in the turtle with the big kids. Trey said, "Oh, this is my baby. He can walk really good."
There is nothing to make a mama's heart swell like the boys laughing so hard at each other. We park at Lindsey's school and wait about 20 minutes for her to come out (crazy, I know, but it really is the best way to manage the traffic). By the time she gets out to the car, the boys are laughing so hard and usually have all the moms in the cars around us laughing with them.
Today, Trey was spending a little time in self-sent time-out. He had been playing a bit too roughly with his brother. I got on to him and he said, "I'm going to time-out!". He went in his room and shut his door. Tyler proceded to peek down the hall, walk to Trey's door and see if it would open, then lean against the wall next to the door and wait for brother to come out. So sweet!
So, as much as I hate to admit I'm wrong, I LOVE having my boys. They are so funny and so sweet.

Monday, October 22, 2007

What a Weekend!

The weather was gorgeous this weekend. We had all of these great plans to get out and enjoy it.
However, a tummy bug had other ideas. Mr. Trey got sick around 5:30 on Friday night and it was truly a 24 hour bug as he was almost completely back to himself by about 6:00 on Saturday. Fortunately, he was a great patient and he took a FIVE hour nap on Saturday.

Thankfully, no one else got it and Tim took Tyler and Lindsey went to my mom's for most of the day on Saturday so I was able to give Trey my undivided attention. Such a sweet boy! After resting and once I got all my babies back under one roof, we decided to get out of the house and ventured off to Target.

We spent almost all day Sunday outside on the driveway riding various toy vehicles. Tyler's favorite thing to do was go down the hill on the motorcylce (intended for 3 yr. olds) toward the alley screaming as a chase him. What a mess! Trey, on the other hand, likes to ride the scooter as fast as possible in circles ... scaring me to death. Meanwhile, Lindsey is practicing her volleyball serves on the roof while we are all dodging either the ball or her running after the ball. :)

Anyway, I was so thankful that Trey recovered so quickly and that no one else got the bug. Thank you God!

Sunday, October 21, 2007

My First Blog!

Well, I guess I'm really doing it. My husband has wanted me to do this for years and I felt a little apprehensive about having pictures of Lindsey (we only had her back then) on the internet. However, after reading many friends' blogs, I feel like this is a great way to chronicle their lives. So here goes:



I'm actually starting this in honor of my third baby, Tyler. I feel like he is constantly getting "second-hand" everything. He gets all of his big brother, Trey's clothes, toys, etc. He even gets the food that we don't eat as he's in that shovel it all in phase and there is never enough food. Finally, he has worn out parents instead of the excited, parents that our twelve-year-old, Lindsey had. So, this is an all new adventure that is inspired by Tyler!

I've already become quite frustrated by trying to figure out this whole blogging thing. However, I'm feeling quite persistent...